I could tell by her eyes it was going to be a sad story, for they wept tragedy. Bonashree Haldar’s futile attempt at a smile belied the intense sadness racking her body. As soon as she spoke, her grief erupted like a geyser, her voice breaking into a wail. Tears streamed down her face as she recounted the story of her young daughter, married off by her husband for a dowry, and recently found horrifically murdered by her in-laws, her body in tatters from torture and a savage beating. “There is no chance of prosecution,” said my friend, Mina Das, who runs the non-profit Nishtha. “There is no chance of justice. We are poor people, and the killers are rich. Without money, we have no education; without education, we have no influence; and without influence, we cannot get justice. And without water, we cannot begin to make money…You see?”